Android: layout same height as text

Looks like none of the answer is going to work so here's my catch.

<LinearLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" <!-- change here if you want the layout to cover the full screen --> android:orientation="vertical"> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/camera_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="0dp" <!-- change here --> android:layout_weight="0.5"> <!-- change here --> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/separator_continer" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/gallery_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="0dp" <!-- change here --> android:layout_weight="0.5"> <!-- change here --> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout> 

I copied only the parts that need to be changed, of course you don't have to delete the inner views. You just need to change the attributes I changed.

This way the outer LinearLayout firstly computes the dimension of the center view, which has no layout_weight attributes, and lays it down; then the remaining space is divided equally between camera_container and gallery_container.

Change your layout like this

 <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/camera_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/single_margin" android:background="@color/post_icons_background" android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/single_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/double_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/double_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/single_margin"> <ImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_camera" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:background="@color/primary_brand_color" android:id="@+id/separator_continer" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="0dp" android:orientation="horizontal" android:padding="0dp" android:weightSum="1"> <View android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="1dp" android:layout_weight="0.4" android:background="@color/secondary_brand_color" /> <TextView style="?android:textAppearanceSmall" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="matchparent" android:layout_margin="0dp" android:layout_weight="0.2" android:background="@color/accent_color" android:gravity="center" android:includeFontPadding="false" android:padding="0dp" android:text="or" android:textColor="@color/secondary_brand_color" /> <View android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="1dp" android:layout_weight="0.4" android:background="@color/secondary_brand_color" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/gallery_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@color/post_icons_background" android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/single_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/double_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/double_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/single_margin"> <ImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_gallery" /> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout> 

Use this Layout.

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical"> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:background="#ff0000"> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#00ff00"> <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="OR" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:background="#ff0000"> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout> 

You can use ,

android:layout_marginTop="Xdp" android:layout_marginBottom="Xdp" 

for your textview.

Try this

Option 1:

android:minHeight="50dp" 

in your centre textView

Option 2:

<LinearLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" android:weightSum="1" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/camera_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="0.1" android:layout_marginTop="10dp" android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingBottom="10dp" android:paddingLeft="20dp" android:paddingRight="20dp" android:paddingTop="10dp"> <ImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:src="@drawable/back" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/separator_continer" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="0dp" android:layout_weight="0.8" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:padding="0dp" android:weightSum="1"> <View android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_weight="0.4" /> <TextView style="?android:textAppearanceSmall" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_margin="0dp" android:layout_weight="0.2" android:gravity="center" android:includeFontPadding="false" android:text="or" /> <View android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_weight="0.4" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/gallery_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingBottom="10dp" android:paddingLeft="20dp" android:layout_weight="0.1" android:paddingRight="20dp" android:paddingTop="10dp"> <ImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:src="@drawable/back" /> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout> 

Please check after adding with your background resources

your parent i.e. First linear vertical layout android:layout_width="match_parent" instead of wrap_content